a little at a time
Example Sentences
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“Caregiving asks you to grieve a little at a time while still showing up every day,” says the 57-year-old, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and runs a women’s wellness business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Did this material sink as it formed a little at a time, or all at once after the moon had fully solidified?
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
The truth of the letters came out a little at a time: First, there was the realization that they weren’t in Italian.
From Scientific American • Feb. 8, 2023
It is happening; we just have to do a little at a time and keep chipping away.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
However, benefits should be distributed a little at a time, so that they may be fully savoured.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
